Mexico’s Viridiana Alvarez Chávez scaled World's three highest peaks Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga in just under two years. She is the first woman to break the record of climbing the three highest mountains with supplementary oxygen. Chávez started her journey by conquering Everest on May 16, 2017, followed by K2 on July 21, 2018, and finishing with Kangchenjunga on May 15, 2019.
Key Highlights
Viridiana Alvarez Chávez became the first woman to achieve the record of fastest ascent to world's three highest peaks
She completed her climb in just under two years starting from May 16, 2017, to May 15, 2019
She broke the record of South Korean climber Go Mi-Sun, of climbing the three highest peaks in 2 years and 2 days
Chávez is the first Latin American to climb K2, the world’s second-highest mountain. K2 is known to be one of the most difficult mountains to climb in the world.
“My career as a mountaineer started with an unusual and inspirational purpose: a simple personal challenge to exercise, but I ended up giving up my office job; risking comfort to experience the magic of the mountains,” Viridiana said in an interview. She is now aiming to climb the 14 highest mountains in the world, and become the first North American to do so.
Chávez is not only a climber, but also a public speaker during events and conferences for youth, often seen delivering speeches of emotional intelligence, positive attitudes, achieving goals, and breaking barriers.
Before Viridiana achieved this feat, the Guinness World Record was held by South Korean climber Go Mi-Sun, who climbed the three mountains in two years and two days.
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